Chapter 540 of the Laws of 1984 amended former Section 167 of the Insurance Law by adding a new
subdivision 4-a (Section 3420(j) as recodified). Put as plainly as possible, this legislation
requires every policy:

(a) providing comprehensive personal liability insurance on a one, two, three or four family owner-occupied
dwelling (including such dwellings occupied by condominium owners);

(b) issued or renewed in this State on or after March 1, 1985;

(c) to provide coverage against liability for the payment of any obligation that the policyholder
may incur pursuant to the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Law;

(d) to an employee arising out, and in the course, of employment shorter than forty (40) hours
per week, in and about the policyholders' residences located in this State.

The benefits are the same as those provided by the standard New York Workers' Compensation policy, parts 1 and 2 inclusive.

The above provisions do not apply to owner-occupants of such dwellings where the dwelling liability
is insured under other than a comprehensive personal liability policy or a homeowners policy,
such as a commercial owners, landlords and tenants liability policy.

The new law does not provide voluntary or elective coverage for those employees who are presently
exempt under the Workers' Compensation Law. Those specifically exempted under that law, and therefore
not covered under the Legislation in question, are the following:

3. Employees of municipal and other political subdivisions not engaged in "hazardous" employment
(Sec. 3, subd. 1, grp. 17);

4. Uniformed sanitation workers, firefighters and police officers in the employ of the City of
New York (Sec. 3, subd. 1, grp. 17; General Municipal Law Sec. 207; Sec. 30 of W.C.L.);

5. Babysitters (Sec. 2, subd. 4);

6. Minors fourteen (14) years of age or over engaged in casual employment consisting of yardwork
and household chores in and about a one-family, owner-occupied residence or the premises of non-profit,
non-commercial organizations, which does not involve the use of power driven machinery (Sec.
2, subd. 4);

7. Longshoremen and harbor workers who are covered by the Longshoremen and Harbor Workers Act,
and railroad employees (Sec. 113);

8. Federal employees (Sec. 113);

9. Anyone engaged in yardwork or household chores or making repairs or painting in or about a
one-family, owner-occupied residence (Sec. 2, subd. 4); and

10. A farm laborer whose employer has a total payroll of less than $ 1,200.00 in the preceding
calendar year (Sec. 3, subd. 1, grp. 14-b).

Carriers may comply with the requirements of this new law by adopting the forms filed by, and
approved for, a rate service organization to which the carrier belongs as a member or subscriber.
Other carriers, which have not authorized a rate service organization to file on their behalf,
should file their own forms for separate approval, pursuant to the instructions set forth in
Circular Letter No. 15 (1984) re: Procedures for Filing Forms, Rating Classifications and Territories
under Article 23.

With respect to the rate to be charged for this required additional coverage, each carrier should
make a filing with the Superintendent, pursuant to the instructions set forth in Circular Letter
No. 16 (1984) re: Revised Procedures for Furnishing Rating Information under Article 23. A carrier
may adopt the advisory rates recommended by a rate service organization to which it belongs as
a member or subscriber, or may file its own independent rate. Based upon a study by the New York
Compensation Insurance Rating Board, the initial rate for this coverage should not exceed $ 3.00.
When credible experience develops, a different rate may be considered.

The Insurance Department has designated the New York Compensation Insurance Rating Board as its
statistical agent in the collection of data, by call and on an annual basis, for this coverage.

It should be noted that this Department does not interpret the Workers' Compensation Law. Accordingly,
the applicability of this coverage under various circumstances will be governed by the interpretations
and rulings by the New York Workers' Compensation Board and the courts.